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Olympia Campground

RV travelers passing through the Tumwater area will find Olympia Campground accommodates rigs up to 65 feet with full hookups including electric, water, and sewer connections. The privately managed facility operates year-round on open terrain with mature trees providing shade throughout the property. A convenience store and fuel station at the entrance offers the area's competitive gas prices.

The campground hosts a mix of overnight guests and long-term residents, creating what one reviewer describes as a "very mellow and quiet" atmosphere. Sites feature level parking with full utility connections, though some campers report drainage issues during heavy rainfall periods. The facility includes restrooms, showers with hot water, laundry services, and WiFi access. Brian C. notes the property "has a store, laundry, and the bathrooms were clean."

Electric service operates on 30-amp systems, though some reviewers mention power limitations during peak usage periods in colder months. The campground enforces pet policies and offers both drive-in and walk-in site access. Management accepts reservations, particularly recommended during summer months when demand increases.

Campers seeking different accommodations can explore options at American Heritage Campground, located about a mile south with alternative site layouts and amenities.

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Location

Private Campground

Olympia Campground is located in Washington

Address

1441 83rd Avenue Southwest
Tumwater, WA 98512

Coordinates

46.967107957342904 N
122.9216395615371 W

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Connectivity

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T-Mobile5G
Excellent Coverage
Verified by 7 users
Last on 4/2/26
Verizon5G
Good Coverage
Verified by 2 users
Last on 4/2/26
AT&TLTE
Some Coverage

Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Cabins
Tent Cabin
Yurts

Features

For Campers

Market
ADA Access
Trash
Picnic Table
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Reservable
WiFi
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
30 Amp Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

Contact

General Info

Reservations

+13603522551

Drive Time

4 min from Olympia, WA
54 min from Bremerton, WA
57 min from Longview, WA
59 min from Seattle, WA

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8 Reviews

Many mentioned friendly staff and reasonable pricing, with a wooded setting that appeals to short-term visitors. However, recurring complaints involved site flooding, electrical issues, pool closures, and safety concerns related to the high number of long-term residents.

Steve

Traveler

Reviewed Nov. 22, 2025

Elk herd

Spent cool day with fire and s’mores watching the Roosevelt Elk herd lazily spending the day munching on grass. At Dosiwallips campground along Hood Canal. Clean modern locking private bathrooms and showers. Large level sites. Cabins available. Easy access to sound paved road pedestrian underpass. Great camp host and nearby ranger station. Nearby Brinnon Wa. Some restaurants and oyster raising areas locally. Great access to Olympic national park /trails. All along beautiful Hwy 101. Make reservations well in advance during high summer season or on a nice fall maybe winter day you can visit on much shorter notice.

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Month of VisitNovember

E K.

Scout

Reviewed Aug. 3, 2023

A stay

The park geography is beautiful, trees and cool shade. If you are ok with spending a night or so with long term residents, then enjoy the geography. The long term residents were the predominant occupants and seemed quite, keeping to themselves predominantly. The restroom and showers in the back of the park could use some upgrades. The door to the building was worn and broken in the bottom which was big enough to potentially let a raccoon or similar in. The facility was clean but had the feel of a state run park rather than private. We would stay again if circumstances dictated, as they did this time, but wouldn’t go out of our way to do so.

Month of VisitJuly

Scout

Reviewed Jun. 28, 2022

Olympia campground and fuel

Drive through first. I counted over 45+ full time residents in February 2022 when I was staying there. Stayed in couple different sites on and off since June 2020. All sites flooded and twice(different sites) my electrical hook-up box caught fire. Dogs leash rules were not enforced and neither is cleaning up after them so watch your step in grassy areas.

Michael R.

Scout

Reviewed Mar. 5, 2022

Bring your boots

Stayed here on and off for a summer, and spent a couple of winters here as full-timers. Nice enough setting for a weekend. The pool has been out of commission for years.

1. Due to poor drainage, most sites flood during heavy rains. Rain boots are a must.

2. The sewer/septic backs up on occassion, sometimes spewing from another sites pipes. The owners will clear it out eventually.

3. The combination of flooding and sewer issues mean you should keep your boots on. No walking barefoot.

4. They advertise 30A service, but the grid cannot handle it. Breakers flip often, especially in the colder months when campers are trying to stay warm. They urge campers to use their propane heaters and not use electricity. We were berated for using "close to 30A", because if too many neighbors are using electricity, youll have a blackout. Bigger rigs should be forewarned.

5. Laundry services are fair, but get an early start. Some of the tenants will bring wagons of laundry and take up all the washers and dryers.

6. The bathrooms and showers are okay. Plenty of hot water. Again, keep your shoes on. In the cold months smokers will smoke cigarettes in there, but I never saw anybody tweaking.

7. Several sites are taken by tenants who are on a monthly agreement, as we were for the winters. Most people are decent, but my recommendation would be to keep to yourselves. There's your standard mix of felons, gossipers, judgers, potheads, and a tweaker or two. There's even a "high-school" clique you don't want to get mixed up with. Another reason to have some boots due to the amount of b.s.

8. If you have a nice rig, people will assume you are rich. Keep your doors and basement locked when you are not around or sleeping. Things get stolen, including fuel.

9. Don't bother making any complaints to management. Whether about peeping Toms, black water spills, loose dogs, domestic violence, careless drivers, or the welfare of children, there are only a few responses. Laughter, denial, or accusations of being dramatic. Also, if they approach you about your complaint, their security staff will record you with a cell phone.

10. Most of the employees are tenants, and the rest are relatives. If there is an issue with an employee, such as rude treatment, they will side with the employee every time. The employee tenants seem to have a different set of rules at the campground. It's all good if you can accept that.

11. Security patrols at night and will deal with immediate concerns such as power outages. One of them arms himself with a handgun. If this bothers you, dont camp here. This never bothered us, but I doubt that this is a job requirement or accompanied with training and certification.

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Pamela G.

Scout

Reviewed Oct. 24, 2021

Horrible tweekerville

Unsafe … bathrooms used for drug hangouts. Sign on door asked for your safety to be kept shut but wasn’t so drugies could go in and out. We were exhausted from a long drive and pouring rain. We should have just pulled over to the side but exhaustion clouded judgment

Site4 but didn’t matter

Month of VisitOctober

Brian C.

Legend

Reviewed Mar. 31, 2021

Quiet. Friendly

Nothing too fancy and quite a few long-timers. Nice trees and decent spots. Very mellow and quiet.

When we were there the pool was closed and not much else to do (it was too cold to swim anyway). Pool was nothing fancy but would have been fun for the kids to swim in.

Good location and good price that felt safe. Okay spot to stop for RVs passing through. Also has a store, laundry, and the bathrooms were clean.

Month of VisitMarch

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Joshua P.

Traveler

Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

Affordable and Quiet

We stayed here when we first bought our RV. The staff was so friendly and the surroundings fairly peaceful and wooded. This isn’t fancy, and there are quite a few long-timers, but it was as expected.

Corinna B.

Legend

Reviewed Apr. 3, 2019

Friendly, family-run wooded campground with pool. Many full-timers.

In general, I tend to avoid campgrounds where the majority of spots are taken by full-timers, preferring state parks and such. But this is nice and friendly enough, despite having many RVs and such that look like they've been there for years, that I wouldn't mind staying at while "passing through."

Nice, clean store at the front of the property including the cheapest gas in the area. The woman and her young daughter working at the front desk were super-nice and helpful. Camping and RV prices were very fair for the area ($20-$30).

Tent sites, as well as the swimming pool, are only open during the summer.

Month of VisitApril